A melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT), one of the rarest subspecies, was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, a habitat that is home to an estimated 20 of these unique black-striped cats.

Odisha is set to have the world’s first melanistic tiger safari in close vicinity of Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district by year-end, an official said on Monday. “Competent ...

Bhubaneswar: Forest department officials investigating the poaching of a rare melanistic tiger in Similipal suspect the involvement a larger network of poachers. While four suspects were ...

Bhubaneswar: Tigress Ankita gave birth to a cub in her third litter at Nandankanan zoo here on Tuesday. The newborn was sired ...